Plant two pear varieties for best pollination. The flowers of most pear varieties can't pollinate themselves. Instead, they must cross-pollinate with a different variety to develop fruit. A different ...

OHIO — Ohio this month became the first state to ban the sale of ornamental Callery pear trees, also known as Bradford pear trees. It is now illegal to sell, grow, or plant the trees in Ohio because ...

You can't miss the sight of those white-flowered trees each spring - or their unpleasant smell either. Here's why they seem ...

Flowers and trees are starting to bloom across Ohio, but not all things in bloom are a good thing.The Callery pear tree is starting to bloom across the state and is easy to spot along about any local ...

(THE CONVERSATION) – When people think of spring, they often picture flowers and trees blooming. And if you live in the U.S. Northeast, Midwest or South, you have probably seen a medium-sized tree ...

The Brenton Arboretum, located outside Dallas Center, has started removing ‘Autumn Blaze’ Callery Pear trees to help control the invasive nature of this species. Andy Schmitz, Director of Horticulture ...

Beginning in September 2023, the Bradford Pear tree will go on the no-grow list in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has added it to its list of invasive plant species, meaning it will be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bradford pear trees in bloom along a driveway in Sussex County, Del. Lee Cannon/Flickr, CC BY-SA When people think of spring, they ...